#WhereIsRey? She's On Her Way, Says Hasbro : The Two-WayThe newest Star Wars Monopoly game featured Finn, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader — but not the latest film's heroine, Rey. Hasbro says it will add her to the game this year.

#WhereIsRey? She's On Her Way, Says Hasbro

Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, was the central figure in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But she was far from a central figurine when it came to the movie's tie-in toys and games.
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Rey, played by Daisy Ridley, was the central figure in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But she was far from a central figurine when it came to the movie's tie-in toys and games.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens revolves around the story of staff-wielding scavenger Rey.

But in the world of Star Wars toys, Rey's been hard to find — and fans took to social media, under the hashtags #WheresRey and #WhereisRey, to complain about all the movie merchandise that left her out.

Target's Star Wars figurine 6-pack? Finn, Chewbacca, Poe, Kylo Ren and two unnamed characters: a Stormtrooper officer and a First Order TIE fighter.

The new Star Wars Monopoly game was one of the most egregious offenders. It features four characters: Finn, Luke Skywalker, Kylo Ren and Darth Vader.

That's two characters from the new films, and two from the classic trilogy, says Hasbro. Or to look at it another way, that's — OK, OK, now it's time for a spoiler warning from here on out —two key characters from The Force Awakens, one dude who's on screen for, like, a minute tops, and one character who is literally dead and appears only as a crumpled helmet and a super unhealthy hero-obsession.

And no Rey, the star of the film.

The Monopoly game was targeted by many #WheresRey tweets — and by a letter from an 8-year-old fan who pointed out Rey's essential role in the film's plot.

"We love the passion fans have for Rey, and are happy to announce that we will be making a running change to include her in the Monopoly: Star Wars game available later this year," the game company said in a statement. The news was first announced by EW on Tuesday night.

Hasbro said Rey was not initially included in the game to "avoid revealing a key plotline" — an argument some found specious, since she was clearly going to be a central character based solely on early promotional materials.